Instead of riding NC-197 N to Red Hill, NC, there will be a left hand turn onto Clearmont School Rd. You will ride on some nice back roads to another section of NC-197 N, and this part of NC-197 N eventually turns into TN-395 (Rock Creek Road). The road will end in Erwin, TN fairly near the Fish Hatchery. I think that NC-197 N/TN-395 is most fun riding from towards Erwin. We have ridden it several times in the opposite direction and it always seems like there is more traffic; it is more difficult to maneuver and just not as much fun. The route described below will send you to Exit 36 on I-26 so that will be 4 miles north of the the Red Hill route that takes you to I-26 Exit 32. It’s a little farther to get back to Johnson City but the entertainment value of a new route back will be worth it!